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In Launceston's Town Hall and the city's CIVICspaces the silliness is palpable as the DEPUTYmayor on behalf of who knows who, he advocates more and more talking albeit that the talking thus far has only seen the rise and rise of the city's HOMElessness! What on GOD'Searth is all this about.

While on the street outside Town Hall charities are jockying for space to do their thing for those suffering housing stress. This is great BUT then silliness kicks in. The story goes one charity want another to vacate the space in order that they can claim the accolades. Just what is that about? As this year's WORLDsillyWEEK no doubt more silliness will present itself.

EssentIally what is going on is bureaucratic DOTseparation rather than DOTjoining pure and simple and those suffering HOMElessness grow in number because of BUREAUCRATICsilliness by-and-large! 

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LAUNCESTON COUNCIL MEETING

QUESTIONS REGARDING HOMELESSNESS IN LAUNCESTON

12 minutes into the meeting

Well the silliness has begun with Council DUCKshoving the HOUSINGstress issue and

WORLDsillyWEEK is now 15 days away. This Council just refuses to deal 

HOUSINGstress in a meaningful way! 

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EXPERIENCE SOME SILLINESS

LAUNCESTON silly TIMES

 

LAUNCESTONlittleLAWN #2/24

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A WORLDsillyWEEK SPECIAL

 

$15 PER SERVE

$5 to the house

$10 to Stike-it-Out

Launceston has asserted its place among the world’s great epicurean destinations.

In late 2021, it was named as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, making it one of only 36 world cities bestowed with the title. You can get away with ALLsorts in Launceston that you just cannot get away with in Hobart!!

WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL

 

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IT is kinda interesting how Mona Foma the festival from elsewhere could get all kinds of money from Launceston's Council but ask for a tiny bit of in-kind help for WORLDsillyWEEK and bureaucracy kicks in and the demands for form filling is how the NO answer comes. No wonder that there is a need for WORLDsillyWEEK!!

“It's okay to be absurd, ridiculous, and downright irrational at times; silliness is sweet syrup that helps us swallow the bitter pills of life.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes

GO SILLY FOR GOOD CAUSE

CREATING the world’s smallest Little Lawn was Launceston’s introduction to World SILLYWeek........ The Little Lawn sprang up in 2002. Two years later Launceston claimed the longest park bench, located in the City Park........ After an 11-year hiatus, Trevallyn arts advocate Ray Norman and others are keen to revive SILLYweek, starting on June 19. ....... Held elsewhere in the world as part of solstice celebrations, SILLYweek is a ‘‘DIY festival of sanctioned wacky antics’’ with roots in the European silly season from November 11 to Ash Wednesday........ In Europe, SILLYweek usually involves 11 days of events, with each day attributed to a particular theme and each event offering fund-raising for charity........ Already Mr Norman has approached some Launceston restaurateurs to consider plating up possum under quirky dish titles, a Yolko O-no! egg-dropping challenge is under consideration in the CBD, and an artistic interpretation of the Air Force tradition of burning pianos has been mooted. ....... ‘‘We’ve decided to have a POSSUMday because it is silly-ish and a lot of people don’t fancy the idea of eating possum,’’ he said. ....... ‘‘Possum has all kinds of baggage – they get in our ceilings, they eat fruit off our trees – and when I’ve suggested the possibility of eating possum to friends, they’ve said they’d pay good dollars not to eat possum. ....... ‘‘That settled it. We have to have POSSUMday.’’ ....... Mr Norman is encouraging community groups to get involved. ‘‘SILLYweek at heart, though, is all about fund-raising for charity,’’ he said. ....... ‘‘If an activity or idea sounds wacky, then it suits SILLYweek, with the ultimate aim being to support the community in some way. In no way is it meant to hurt or deride.’’ ....... Back in 2002, the Little Lawn was unveiled by then-mayor Janie Dickenson as the city’s ‘‘littlest lawn with big possibilities’’. Believed to be the smallest patch of manicured lawn in the world, it was sown into a foot-square patch on the corner of George, York and Earl streets. ....... Almost before the first blade of grass could break through, the Little Lawn became a bone of contention and it was eventually uprooted. ....... ‘‘We’d like to think they ‘get it’ and get involved this time.’’ ....... Inquiries, 6334 2176 or visit ponrabbel.blogspot.

SAMPLES OF ART THAT MIGHT BED FOR SALE

 

Rember IF it has a FRAME or it sits on a plinth

it is ART!!

SO get to it!

Make some

Flog it for the

HOMELESS!

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CONTEXT NOTE

Given the Councils clear disinclination to be proactive regarding assisting in the provision

of more housing that enables people suffering HOUSINGstress to cope more adequately

with their individual circumstances short and long term. There is a need and there are

opportunities for Local Governance to be innovative and proactive in this space.

Thus far Council has been countenancing TALKfests designed and devised to establish

that there is nothing that Council can do etc. etc. etc. While on the other hand Local Govt.

elsewhere that have taken the lead and changed their management style away from

disallowing innovative approaches towards findings ways to speed up change etc.

Attempt to canvass some of these with planners and you will find yourself being lectured

on this regulation, that by-law etc. and being lent a DEAFear.

Since the longest night of the year, and as likely as not it will be one of the coldest, is

almost upon us there is a need for Council to overtly demonstrate the care that is so often

says it has for the VISIBLYhomeless. Without doubt, the community would welcome some

leadership in this space.

With Council printing a brochure for the VISIBLYhomeless advising them to go-see one of

the city’s charities has floated like a LEADballoon … and sadly so! Given this there is

scope for Council, Councillors, and management to provide some leadership in this space

there is a real need that it does. What is actually needed is more housing and there are

ways to do that if we look for them.

THE QUESTION

Will Council NOW show leadership by sponsoring a ROUGHsleep on Town Hall’s steps

that is directed towards gaining community sponsorships for the city’s ROUGHsleeps and

with the ‘sponsorship money raised’ going toward acquiring/buying(?) appropriate

accommodation to assist with the alleviation of Launcestonians HOUSINGstress and

homelessness, and with the FIRSTevent being the SHORTEST DAY AND LONGEST

NIGHT 2024?

City of Launceston Council Meeting Agenda Thursday 30 May 2024 Page 17

Response:

The City of Launceston's commitment to addressing the issue of homelessness for our

community is focussed on

• Changing the narrative.

• Engaging the community.

• Facilitation of cohesive services.

• Striving towards prevention.

• Engaging in data informed decision making.

• Advocacy

• Ensuring transparency and accountability.

Council does not consider provision of accommodation a service that is appropriately

provided by the local government sector.

RESPONSE TO THIS SOMEWHAT SILLYresponse

FIRSTLY, for this response the AUTHOR: Lorraine Wyatt (Council and Committees Officer) & Authorised by ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Shane Eberhardt and it totally misses the point of the question not to mention that management is responding on behalf of the ELECTED 12. HOW DOES THAT WORK!?

Basically, management is saying that the COUNCILLORS endorse its predisposition to TALK-A-LOT and deliver meaningless rhetoric while they (management sit quite commfortably on their collective hands) maintain that HOMELESSNESS is not inn anyway their gig. Perhaps 'management' could have a crack at explaining that to the distressed and distraught poeple suffering HOUSINGstress!!

WHAT TO DO!!

Well on the shortest day and the LONGEST  Launcestonians might well:

• Sponsor a Councillor OR Council Officer to SLEEPrough on Town Hall's steps; and
• Musicians and others might turn up anf HAVE-A-BIG-JAMMsession on Town Hall's steps with anything that makes music ... sauscepans even; and
• Collect LOTZ-AND-LOTZ-OF-MONEY from sponsors to buy/lease property for the use of people suffering HOUSINGstress!!

NB: DONATIONS TO STRIKE-IT-OUT ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!

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